“Music owes as much to Bach as religion to its founder.” Robert Schumann
It is astounding how abundant and inexhaustible are his works. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) is more than the epitome of baroque music, and one wonders how a single person could accomplish so much in one lifetime. Show others the brilliance of Bach through Stretta!
After a number of engagements as an organist, in which he often confused more than supported parishes with his improvisational skills and harmonic experiments, in 1708, J. S. Bach was appointed Court Organist & Chamber Musician by the Duke of Saxony-Weimar. It was during this period that he composed most of his organ music. In 1714 he was promoted to Concert Master of the Court Orchestra, and one of his duties was to compose weekly cantatas for the Sunday Service, laying the foundations for the 300 or more Bach Cantatas, of which around 200 remain. For his next position, as Kapellmeister to the Prince of Anhalt-Köthen from 1717, Bach’s role no longer required him to compose sacred music, so it was here that many of any his instrumental works were developed, including The Brandenburg Concertos.
With his last role as Cantor of St. Thomas in 1723, Bach held his first and only official position working for the city, the city of Leipzig. He was responsible for the music at the four main churches in Leipzig, and he taught at St. Thomas’ Boarding School. The St. Thomas’ Boys’ Choir is still one of the most important, and traditional boys’ choirs in the world today. In his final years, despite his steadily declining sight, Bach still created works that are the sum, and pinnacle of counterpoint, such as The Musical Sacrifice or the The Art of Fugue.
As was common in the 18th century, Bach’s works were quickly forgotten after his death. People were only concerned with new music. It was Bach’s sons, and his successors at St Thomas’, who preserved his memory. Composers of the First Viennese School, like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven, especially admired Bach’s counterpoint, and learned a great deal from him. In the 19th century Bach Renaissance, the St. Matthew Passion was famously rediscovered, and performed in Berlin in 1829 by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Another important milestone was the first complete edition of Bach’s works, which was created between 1850-1899. Today’s “New Bach Edition” was published between 1954-2007 by Bärenreiter and has become the authoritative Bach edition. The Original Manuscript of Bach’s B Minor Mass was declared a UNESCO World Document Heritage in 2015.
Johann Sebastian Bach came from a long line of musicians, whose family dated back centuries. Four of his sons continued this tradition, also becoming composers, ending up in London and Milan. With their works, they bridge the gap between baroque and classical music.
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Choir score
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Music score, online audio
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Choir score
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from Suite No. 3
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Music score
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Score
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(Urtext)
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Choir part Alto 1,2
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Score
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for: Children's Choir [SA] and Piano
Einzelstimme
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Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
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for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
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Study score (Urtext edition)
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Study score (Urtext edition)
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Wedding cantata – "Dem Gerechten muss das Licht"
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben (revised edition)
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Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 680674
Hunting Cantata
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Score (Urtext edition)
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Peasant Cantata ("Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet")
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
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Score (Urtext edition)
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Cantata for the 15th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Voice (soprano), trumpet, strings, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
Score
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Cantata for Ascension Day
BWV 37
STUTTGARTER BACH AUSGABEN
URTEXT
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Score (Urtext edition)
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Cantata for a wedding
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
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Choir score (Urtext edition)
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Choir score
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Choir score
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for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); basso continuo ad lib.
Score
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Cantata for the Sunday Septuagesim
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
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Study score (Urtext edition)
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Cantata for the 21st Sunday after Trinity – Ich glaube, lieber Herr, hilf meinem Unglauben
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben – revised edition 2017
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Score (Urtext edition)
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B minor BWV 103
Cantata for the Sunday of Jubilate
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Score
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Cantata for the 21st Sunday after Trinity B flat major BWV 98
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Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
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BWV 66
Cantata for the Second Easter Day
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Score
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Cantata for the 24th Sunday after Trinity
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Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233027
Cantata for the 1st Sunday after Epiphany BWV 32
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
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Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 232896
Cantata for St. John’s Day
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben Urtext
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Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 232779
for: 5 soloists (SATBB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 612174
"Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir"
Cantata for a penitential service (version in g minor)
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
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Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 610796
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Score
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Cantata for the 7th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
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Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 673179
Cantata for the 7th Sunday after Trinity
Stuttgarter Bach–Ausgaben (Urtext)
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Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 666989
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Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
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Wedding cantata
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben Urtext
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Score (Urtext edition)
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Bericht über das 5. Dortmunder Bach-Symposion 2004
Dortmunder Bach–Forschungen 8
Book (Hardcover)
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Kantate für den 3. Sonntag nach Trinitatis (und für jede Zeit)
Bach große "Kümmernis"-Kantate
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Choir score
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Choir score
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Choir score
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with an introduction to each piece (English, French, Italian)
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Music score
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Score, Parts
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Score, Parts
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Music score, CD
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Music score
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Music score
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Score, Parts
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